It was weird seeing ACC games on a Monday Night — as far back as I can remember Big Monday showcased the Big East. But this is the world we now occupy. It’s odd that so many of us are struggling so mightily to reconcile Swofford’s new and improved ACC with the once great conference […]
ACC Expansion
UMd Files Suit vs ACC (again)
Future B1G member and perennial pain in the ‘ACC’ just can’t seem to go away quietly. Big shock there. Monday, the Terps filed suit for $157Mil, this time in Guilford County, NC…. The suit, filed by the state attorney general’s office on behalf of the University of Maryland in a North Carolina court, alleges that […]
SI: How John Swofford brought stability to the ACC
If you can avoid getting too nauseous, this will be good “Sunday read”. [snip] he did what he has done for the past 10 years. He very quietly took decisive action to strengthen — and possibly save — his conference. Swofford may look like he stepped out of a Brooks Brothers ad and into a […]
ACC adds Louisville
Per Pat Forde at Yahoo!, Mike & Mike on ESPN and WRAL, et al, the ACC has approved the addition of Louisville for 2014. Others lobbied, but the consensus seems to be that the ACC could always add UConn and Cincinnati later. There are now more former Big East members (6) than charter members (5) […]
The day after Maryland – how should the ACC respond?
There are some great articles and discussion related to the big changes in the ACC that we wanted to elevate from our message forums to the front page of the blog this morning. Those of us who are ‘ACC purists’ are still bewildered by the decision and the speed at which our northernmost founding member […]
DeCock Nails It – Quote of the Day
Luke DeCock wrote a good article today about the hot topic of ACC scheduling/expansion. The following quote really resonated with me as a point that I’ve been trying to make for a while: The ACC’s dominance and success was built on rivalries like N.C. State and North Carolina, not the television markets delivered by ex-Big […]
Expansion/Realignment (11pm Update)
So, just to recap, here’s where we stand: In a move I don’t necessarily like, but entirely understand (the cozy little basketball conference most of us grew up with is long gone), Syracuse and Pittsburgh are officially in the ACC, which doesn’t exactly thrill Jim Boeheim (ESPN): The Big East has held its tournament at […]
Yow on Expansion
WRAL: N.C. State however never had a shot at the SEC according to Yow. “We’re not a part of that conversation. As a founding member of the ACC I can’t envision being anything else. Our focus needs to be doing our part as one athletic program to strengthen overall, the ACC.” Yow then put it […]
Syracuse, Pitt ACCepted; who’s next?
Background from yesterday here. This morning, SportscenterU on ESPNU reported that Pittsburgh and Syracuse have officially been accepted, and that others are being considered, and Yahoo! Sports confirmed this: But USA Today reported early Sunday that the ACC presidents had already voted on Saturday morning to accept Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the league. Citing an […]
